Iowa Association For Health, Physical Education, Recreation And Dance (IAHPERD)
State of Iowa
Legislature Alert
From IAHPERD President:
Well folks the time has come for you all to spring into action. We have done
it, we have a bill before the Senate. We have three steps before we are
done:
1) We need you (and everyone your know) to immediately contact your Senator
to have them vote YES to Senate File 2251, the Healthy Children Task Force
bill.
2) We need to get the bill on the floor to have a vote.
3) We need a YES vote from the Senators.
Please contact your Senator as soon as possible. Every day counts at this
point.
-Ken Daley, IAHPERD President
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Iowa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Legislative Bulletin
2-22-06
Healthy Children Task Force Bill Ready For Senate Debate
The IAHPERD backed legislation that establishes a Healthy Children Task
Force has been approved by the Senate Education Committee and is now ready
for debate by the full Senate.
The bill is now Senate File 2251.
Please email or call your Senator now and tell them:
*Vote YES for Senate File 2251, the Healthy Children Task Force bill!
*Urge their caucus leaders to bring the bill up for debate as soon as
possible!
If you don't have your Senator's email address, please visit
www.legis.state.ia.us to obtain their contact information.
James Obradovich
IAHPERD LOBBYIST
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Text of Senate File 2251
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Senate File 2251
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1 1 Section 1. HEALTHY CHILDREN TASK FORCE.
1 2 1. The department of education and the Iowa department of
1 3 public health shall convene a healthy children task force to
1 4 do the following:
1 5 a. Assess current policies and statutes affecting the
1 6 health of children, specifically physical activity, physical
1 7 education, food and nutrition, and nutrition education for
1 8 children ages three through eighteen.
1 9 b. Develop recommendations for policy and statutory
1 10 changes to enhance the health and well=being of children
1 11 including, but not limited to, physical activity, food and
1 12 nutrition, and education related to these topics.
1 13 c. Submit its findings and recommendations to the governor
1 14 and the general assembly not later than January 1, 2007.
1 15 2. Members of the healthy children task force shall
1 16 include the following:
1 17 a. Four legislative members who shall be appointed as
1 18 follows:
1 19 (1) Two state senators, one appointed by the president of
1 20 the senate, after consultation with the majority leader of the
1 21 senate, and one appointed by the minority leader of the
1 22 senate, after consultation with the president of the senate,
1 23 from their respective parties.
1 24 (2) Two state representatives, one appointed by the
1 25 speaker and one appointed by the minority leader of the house
1 26 of representatives from their respective parties.
1 27 b. A representative of each of the following, appointed by
1 28 the respective entity:
1 29 (1) The department of education.
1 30 (2) The Iowa department of public health.
1 31 (3) The American heart association.
1 32 (4) The Iowa association for health, physical education,
1 33 recreation and dance.
1 34 (5) The Iowa association of school boards.
1 35 (6) The Iowa dietetic association.
2 1 (7) The school nutrition association of Iowa.
2 2 (8) The Iowa state education association.
2 3 (9) The school administrators of Iowa.
2 4 (10) The Iowa medical society.
2 5 (11) Iowa partners: action for healthy kids.
2 6 (12) The Iowa parent teacher association.
2 7 (13) The Iowa nurses association.
2 8 (14) The American cancer association.
2 9 (15) The Iowa dental association.
2 10 (16) The Iowa academy of pediatrics.
2 11 (17) The professional educators of Iowa.
2 12 c. Three parents or guardians of school=age children,
2 13 appointed by the governor.
2 14 3. a. The task force shall elect a chairperson and vice
2 15 chairperson from the members appointed pursuant to subsection
2 16 2, paragraph "b", subparagraphs (3) through (16).
2 17 b. In case of the absence or disability of the chairperson
2 18 and vice chairperson, the members of the task force shall
2 19 elect a temporary chairperson in the same manner as provided
2 20 in paragraph "a".
2 21 c. A majority of the members of the task force present
2 22 shall constitute a quorum.
2 23 4. The department of education and the Iowa department of
2 24 public health shall work cooperatively to provide staffing and
2 25 administrative support to the task force.
2 26 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
2 27 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
2 28 EXPLANATION
2 29 This bill directs the department of education and the Iowa
2 30 department of public health to convene a 24=member healthy
2 31 children task force to assess current policies and statutes
2 32 affecting the health of children and recommend policy and
2 33 statutory changes to enhance the health and well=being of
2 34 children. The department of education and the Iowa department
2 35 of public health are to provide staffing and administrative
3 1 support to the task force.
3 2 The task force must submit its findings and recommendations
3 3 to the governor and the general assembly not later than
3 4 January 1, 2007.
3 5 LSB 6016SV 81
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